Picture special – Comparison between Yohei Fukuda and Marquess

Yohei Fukuda and Marquess/Shoji Kawaguchi are two of the most well renowned bespoke shoemakers in Japan (and in the world, for that matter), who have a lot of similarities between them. Here’s a nerdy but hopefully interesting comparison between them and their versions of a faux full brogue.

The tip – Insert and take out shoe trees correctly

Even though most (hopefully) take out and put in shoe trees every day, many people use the wrong technique when this is done, which can make it unnecessarily complicated. Here I show how this is done best to save both yourself and the shoes trouble.

Buying tip – Waived MTO fee at Gaziano & Girling

The British premium manufacturer Gaziano & Girling was founded ten years ago, and has had an impressive trip. As part of its anniversary they now waive the increased fee for the MTO for a month, which means that you can order any model in any make-up from them to the regular RTW price. A new anniversary model was also launched.

Kalender / Calendar

Here I gather info about upcoming shoe events such as trunk shows, fairs etc. around the world. Do you host/know about an event that isn’t included, please e-mail shoegazingblog@gmail.com and I’ll add it to the list.